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Ethnic Nationalism and the Fall of Empires: Central Europe, the Middle East and Russia, 1914-1923 by Aviel Roshwald, HOW DID THE FIRST WORLD WAR SHAPE TODAY'S ETHNIC POLITICS? Ethnic Nationalism conflict ethnic nation state and the Fall of Empires is a wide-ranging, comparative study of the origins of today's ethnic politics in East Central Europe, the former Russian empire conflict ethnic nation state and the Middle East. Centered on the First World War era, Ethnic Nationalism conflict ethnic nation state and the Fall of Empires highlights the roles of historical contingency conflict ethnic nation state and the ordeal of total war in shaping the states conflict ethnic nation state and institutions that supplanted the great multinational empires after 1918. It explores how the fixing of new political boundaries conflict ethnic nation state and the complex interplay of nationalist elites conflict ethnic nation state and popular forces set in motion bitter ethnic conflicts conflict ethnic nation state and political disputes, many of which are still with us today. Topics discussed include: -- The disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian empire -- The ethnic dimension of the Russian Revolution conflict ethnic nation state and Soviet state building -- Nationality issues in the late Ottoman empire -- The origins of Arab nationalism -- Ethnic politics in zones of military occupation -- The construction of Czechoslovak conflict ethnic nation state and Yugoslav identities Ethnic Nationalism conflict ethnic nation state and the Fall of Empires is an invaluable survey of the origins of twentieth-century ethnic politics conflict ethnic nation state and provides an important reassessment of the First World War era in relation to the current turmoil in East Central Europe, Russia conflict ethnic nation state and the Middle East. It is essential reading for those interested in the politics of ethnicity conflict ethnic nation state and nationalism in modern European conflict ethnic nation state and Middle Eastern history.
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Modern Peoplehood In modern states, John Lie argues, ideas of race, ethnicity, conflict ethnic nation state and nationality can be subsumed under the rubric of "peoplehood." He argues indeed, that the modern state has created the idea of peoplehood. That is, the seemingly primitive, atavistic feelings of belonging associated with ethnic, racial, conflict ethnic nation state and national identity are largely formed by the state. Not only is the state responsible for the development conflict ethnic nation state and nurturing of these feelings, it is also responsible for racial conflict ethnic nation state and ethnic conflict, even genocide. When citizens think of themselves in terms of their peoplehood identity, they will naturally locate the cause of all troubles--from neighborhood squabbles to wars--in racial, ethnic, or national attitudes conflict ethnic nation state and conflicts. Far from being transhistorical conflict ethnic nation state and transcultural phenomena, race, ethnicity, conflict ethnic nation state and nation, Lie argues, are modern notions--modernity here associated with the rise of the modern state, the industrial economy, conflict ethnic nation state and Enlightenment ideas.
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